The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-02-24

ed out aud made his way up the
mountain and took quarters in o
cabin occupied by IN aged woman
widow. Madden hung to the accent
until he relocated his game, and at
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon he
drew near tho house. Forty rods
away be was met by an old woman,
~ho stated that Jim was in the
house aud willing to reflect that
some sort OF trap was being laid for
him. II jim was willing to surreu~
der why didn't he come out and
show himself ? What need OF go
between between bin and tue ofliceri
The detective thought of nothing
but securing his name at once, aud
he pushed on without drawing his
revolver. The outor door was partly
open, and as he entered the house il
was shut behind him aud he was
covered by revolver in the hands
of the counteifeiter. Sly jim had
served five years for a previous of
fenee He reasoned that tho officer
had him dead to rights on tho new
case and that he would probably be
"seitled" for ten or fifteen years.
The prospect had made him desper-
ate, and be determined on o desper-
ate thing,
"Sit down over there be com
manded, and the helpless Officer
obeyed.
"Now, them" continued jim
what do you want Of me 7"
"To arrest you for uttering coun-
terfeit money"
Got any proofs p
"Plsnty"
"Well, that settles il. Id rather
die than go back to prison, but yor
shall die with me. could kill you
aud skip, but I'd be run down ant
hung. We'll go togstber!"
On q table 10 the room was q fifty
pound keg OF powder, and leading
into t was four, minute-fuse. jim
walked across to the table, covered
tho Office anew, and lighted the enc
of the fuse with the remark:
''In four minutes we'll be in h-ll
il you mako a move from that chair
I'll have to send you on ahead little
sooperl'
III thiLk Ill wait and go with you
cody replied Madam, "and ifyou've
no objections I'll take out my watcl
and call time"
"rbat will bo q good idea," sait
jim, and out came tho watch aud thl
detective called ont.
"Ten seconds! Fifteen! Twenty
Thirty" and so on.
Nobody will never know wha
happened to u.s." remarked Jim q
the first minnto was nearly gone
But they'll mix up the scrap
aud probably bury portion OF IN
along with you. Thats the onl,
thing I care about" swell, | va
always fond OF good company,
retorted Jim.
When two minutes passed th'
detective began to softly whistle t.
himself
}, 1T will come mighty sudden wbe,
it comes" observed Jim as he cross
. ed his legs.
"Yes we won't know what hur
us" whats the time nowi"
"Oh, we've got over minute yet
"Don't you wish you hadn't GOMEZ
No, sir! / was bound to hav
you or die with you"
"That's the sort! It's some homo
to die with such man as you. Th
fuse is getting pretty short"
"We've got fifteen seconds more.
Madam leaned back in his chair an,
Jim held the revolver full on hi
breast. He hadn't been playing
bluff game and the detective mad
up his mind that ibero was no os
cape from death From the corne
OF his eye he watched the Ere cree
, nearer and nearer, but he did no
I move finger. The spark finall.
. touched the slaves Of the keg, an,
I Madden felt that his last minute o
: life had come. He dropped his eye
; to his watch and saw the seconds fl.
past --two-four-fve-tep and b
r felt that there had been some niscar
! riage, When fifteen seconds ha
. passed Jim growled out:
"The durn thing has gone back o
n mel He rose mp, as il to 60 over an
d examine IL, and the instant The muz
4 zle of hia revt,lvar was danrao.a